Commonwealth Youth Games: New Zealand Has Strong Day to Close Meet

ISLE OF MAN, September 11. THE short course meter Commonwealth Youth Games came to a close with New Zealand putting together a strong evening.

Wales' Ieuan Lloyd topped the men's 200 IM in 2:00.42, while Australia's Eugene Tee claimed second in 2:01.92. Scotland's Mark Szaranek earned third in 2:03.02.

Northern Ireland's Sycerika McMahon claimed the women's 400 IM title in 4:42.43. England's Elena Sheridan touched second in 4:44.27, while Scotland's Fiona Donnelly snared third in 4:45.68.

New Zealand's Matthew Hutchins hit the wall in 3:48.92 to win the men's 400 free. Australia's Jarrod Poort (3:49.30) and Lloyd (3:51.28) finished second and third with Lloyd completing a difficult back-to-back double with podiums in both the 200 IM and 400 free.

New Zealand's Sophia Batchelor won the women's 100 fly in 58.63, while England's Rachael Kelly took second in 59.70. Australia's Vanessa Puhlmann wound up third overall in 59.77.

New Zealand's Corey Main snagged the men's 100 back title in 53.53, while Australia's Robert Gerlach touched second in 54.05. Isle of Man's Grant Halsall placed third in 54.55.

Australia's Adelaide Hart snatched the women's 50 back crown in 27.67, while England's Phoebe Lenderyou took second in 28.14. Scotland's Charlotte McKenzie rounded out the top three in 28.43.

Scotland's Craig Benson topped the men's 50 breast in 27.79, while Australia's Tommy Sucipto (28.38) and Cyprus' Omiros Zagkas (29.48) completed the podium with second and third-place outings.

South Africa's Kelly Gunnell touched out England's Molly Renshaw, 2:25.22 to 2:25.50, for the women's 200 breast title. New Zealand's Natasha Lloyd picked up third in 2:27.37.

New Zealand's Alexander Hancock claimed the men's 200 fly in 1:58.79, while England's Matthew Johnson finished second in 1:58.80 in a close finish. South Africa's Hendrick Alberts placed third in 1:59.15.

Australia's Ami Matsuo took home the women's 200 free crown in 1:57.92. McMahon placed second in 1:59.46, while England's Sophie Smith finished third in 1:59.55.

Australia's Te Haumi Maxwell hit the wall in 22.00 to win the men's 50 free going away. Teammate Chris Raven finished second in 22.41, while South Africa's Luke Pendock took third in 22.61.

England's Phoebe Lenderyou, Molly Renshaw, Rachael Kelly and Sophie Smith claimed the women's 400 medley relay title in 4:04.03, while Wales' Lewis Smith, Oliver Tennant, Daniel Woods and Ieuan Lloyd captured the men's 800 free relay in 7:22.16.

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